Sliver In The Saddle

Chicago, June 8. - Upon a new mount, silver is in the saddle again. Clothed in the rhetoric oL ex-Congressman A. Towne of Minnesota; and with Fred J. Dubois, Richard F. Pettigrew and others as spoAsors, the Silver Republican party of the United States was brought into life Tuesdáy afternoon at the Leland hotel. The infant political power receiveö a heaity 'reception. Mr. Towne, the provisional chairarían, in his remarks, practically Iaid down the principies of the new org-anization. Affiliation with all existing white metal parties was Iaid down as a cardinal principie, provided that the identity of tha Silver Republicans should not be lost. Plans were immediately formulated for perfecting the organizaron throughout the country. Thirty states, one territory, and England were : ser.ted at this national conference. Conventioii Crtlleil to Order. Just previous to the national meet ingr, the district deleg-ates frora Illinois met at the cali of Chairman C.C. Strawn of Pontiac and periected the state orgaization. The state assembly was through Hs session before Chairman Towne called the national body to order. Over 300 delegates and advocates of the white metal greeted the provisional chairman. Without any ceremony he introduced the business of the hour Chairman Towne, in calling the committee to order, after congratulating the members upon the good showing made, anl upon the support of the woman's org-anization of which a delégate was present, referred briefly to the circumstances attending the motives instigating theinception of the movement, and spoke of the organization of the provisional national committee at the suggestion of the Republican senators and congressmen. Continuing, he said: Remarks of the Chairman. "Our motives are these: We desire above all things else of immediate political concern the speedy re-establishment in the United States of true bimetallism; the same privilege of free coinage at the mint for both gold and silver and absolute equality between them in all money power, when coined, with the option to every payer, whether the government or an individual, to choose what coin shall be the basis of payment in every instance. We wish to do all our power to advance this happy consummation, and we realize that if this great cause is to succeed in the elections of 1898 and 1900, it can do so only through the addition to the allied armips of 6,500,000 that followed the banner of the joint standard in 1896, of at least some hundreds of thousands of the Republicans of that contest. "The rístoration of silver as basic or primary money along with gold is the first and engrossing object of our activities. With us the cause is everything. Men and parties sink into relative inconsequence. All armies marching to invest the citadel of the gold Standard are our allies, all their soldiers our comrades. Harmony is of vital concern to the success of the cause, and nothing but consideration of its welfare shall limit the burdens we will gladly bear or the sacrifices we will eagerly make to advance it. Úseles to Deny. "It would be useless to deny that social and industrial evolution is shaking for political treatment other questions that will successively ripen for settlement, after the monetary reformation shall have been accomplished, and that the underlying principies on which their wise settlement depends are such as naturally to place their achievement in the same hands. Many of these have been long advocated by that great advance guard, the Populist party, and some of the most urgent ones are more and more commendir.g themselves to the reason and sympathies of men. Is it too much to expect, or is it injudicious in me to express the hope, that silver Democrats, Populists and silver Republicans rray by 1900 be welded into one ar.d servicsable instrument?" In conclusión he said the immediate business in hand was the determination of the time and place for holding a national convention, the membership of which could make an authoritative declaration of principlef. The discussion and adoption of a plan of general organization in the states and territories would follow.